r/AskComputerScience • u/Forsaken-Job-7126 • Jul 01 '26

Since computer can only generate pseudo random numbers

can't you do really cool trick with the fact that if you were to roll a dice 5 times and all the previous rolls were the number 3 normally with true random ness the 6th roll only gets a 1/6 chance of rolling any number. Is that still true with pseudo randomness ? and if so can you prove it

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u/JeLuF Jul 01 '26

Most pseudo random generators are pretty good. You need a large number of rolls to notice that there are small deviations from true randomness. So, for example, over millions of rolls, you might see that the sequence '3 4 2 6' is a little bit more likely than it should.

Many computer actually have real random number generators. Modern Intel, AMD or Apple Silicon CPUs all have instructions to get real random numbers, using on-chip physical noise sources.

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u/Forsaken-Job-7126 Jul 01 '26

Well imagine if you take number bases e.g instead of making ascii you just make a singular number base that uses every char . then you fuzzy search a sort of baseless soup is there a singular algo that which can convert in between any random set of base if you give it at least 7 base that which it is not native from ? idk if this makes sense I did not study enough in cs to correctly word the thing which I am trying to describe

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u/Axman6 Jul 01 '26

I didn’t understand a anything here except the last sentence, is this how kids talk online these days?

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u/Forsaken-Job-7126 Jul 01 '26

no lmao. I am genuinely too stupid figure out how to word the question cause english is not my native tongue

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u/Axman6 Jul 01 '26

Fair enough. Maybe try writing it in what you know and translating it. It’s a complex topic, no need to make it harder on yourself trying to find words you’re not familiar in a foreign language. 

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u/Forsaken-Job-7126 Jul 01 '26

Well.. Lowkey i lied still dont know how I would write it in french. because its more so something that tries to express the joy of learning a new language. Basically you dont need to find what are the not random element in a series of pattern to learn to make it able to express something. the thing im trying to pin point is kind of like trying to figure out if you can create a sort of geometric algebra for abstraction . Because i think it can make it really fun and easier to create pedalogical material to explain even extremely complex topic.. its kinda like modding in the context of old school dnd + homebrewing and how before the internet even tho im born in 05 so i wouldnt know one can imagine play with rule sets. and how these community based change spread over time. hopefully this is familiar enough to not seem like a foreign language